Consuming sugar

monkeystikx
monkeystikx Posts: 40 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello All,

Almost every day I am very close or over the recommended amount of my daily sugar intake. However 90% of the sugars I consume are coming from fruit. I am not much of a sweet/candy eater. I rarely consume anything processed with sugar.

Is this something that can be concerning?

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    No...not unless you're diabetic or other medical condition that would require you to closely mointor it.

    MFP's sugar 'recommendation' is notoriously low for all practical purposes. I think it's based on the AHA's recommendation for daily ADDED sugars or something.
  • 4bettermenow
    4bettermenow Posts: 166 Member
    I keep sugars that are not from fruits and veggies at about 20g a day. So, I watch closely bread, pastas, packaged food, etc. My reason for doing this is because of inflammation. When I eat a lot of it (and this is tested by only me and for my body), my hands are stiffer the next day...my joints ache a lot more the next day. Under 20g works for me. Truth be told, I am usually at about 10g...adding fruits and veggies, somewhere between 20 and 30.
  • ruggedshutter
    ruggedshutter Posts: 389 Member
    You can change the columns of food diary to list other things than sugar. It's listed in the Settings for the Food Diary.
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    what he said! I just track other things like iron and calcium. I do not worry about naturally occurring sugars but do seriously limit added sugars.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    What everyone else said. I had one day where cauliflower was the highest sugar item I ate and it threw me over my limit.
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